An element of home décor that is often overlooked is the bookshelves. But if you have a lot of books, the use of bespoke design can transform functional storage into a beautiful small library, making it an impressive feature of your home.
The redesign of elements of a home, such as kitchens and bedrooms, always gets plenty of attention and we specialise in this, but for many discerning households, other details could be added to give their interior a classy look.
Using bespoke shelving to do more than just create functional storage is a case in point. This is especially true when it comes to keeping books. Often, visitors to a home will be swift to notice what tomes are on the bookshelf.
An array of great books may be impressive in itself, but this can be increased further for those who have a lot of books by deploying a bespoke solution to create a stunning mini-library.
Our focus on personal service can help ensure this is designed in the best way to suit your home based on its dimensions, the number of books you have and which room you want to keep them in.
How Many Books Do Britons Keep And Read?
Research on reading and the keeping of books in the homes has established some varied and interesting facts about domestic book collections:
- Research has indicated the typical UK home has 104 hard copy books and 34 e-books
- According to a YouGov survey published in March this year, some people are prolific readers, with four per cent of respondents having read more than 50 books in the previous 12 months and 13 per cent having read more than 20
- By contrast, the same survey found 40 per cent of people had not read any books in the previous year
Although those who read more are by definition more likely to take books out of public libraries, it is also logical that they will have more books at home.
This means that while some people’s home improvements may not pay much attention to their largely bare bookshelves, others will have very good reason to do so.
What Book Shelving Options Do We Offer?
If you want a beautiful home library that shows off your fine book collection, we can deliver with the MODO system. With a choice of matt lacquer, gloss lacquer and wood veneer finishes, you can enjoy a choice of Italian styles to make your bookshelves stand out.
These can be orientated to fill the middle of the room like a public library, occupy one wall or even be angled around corners. Everything can be arranged according to the height, width and angles of the living room, or anywhere else you want the bookshelves to be placed.
You may also like shelving that provides more capacity than is needed for your current book collection, providing space to add extra books whenever you want, thus ensuring that you won’t return from the bookshop and be left wondering where to put them.
A home bookshelf might not quite match the grandeur of great Italian public libraries like the Vallicelliana and Casanatense libraries in Rome, but it can give your home book collection the stylish and classy Italian look that it deserves.